Announcements

Today
The Los Alamos Photo Club (LAPC) meets from 7-9 p.m., the third Tuesday of each month, upstairs in Fuller Lodge Art Center. The focus of LAPC is photography in general. LAPC normally has one or two field trips per year and occasionally sponsors workshops and classes. All are welcome. For more information email Doug at dfcoombs@comcast.net.

Public meeting for Hilltop Garden. 6:30 p.m. at the Y-Express. David Clark, the Y employee chosen to head the garden project, is looking for members of the community that can bring skills to the planning process. For more information email dclark@laymca.org, laymca.org/, or visit the Facebook page.

LAHS Dance program students and Ballroom dance teacher Mrs. Natasha Barkhudarova will be teaching four weeks of Tango lessons. 7-8 p.m. at the LAHS ’Topper Theater, also known as the Black Box. Adults $40; students/teachers, $20 (for four weekly one-hour classes). Drop-in rate for adults $12; students/teachers, $6 (per class). Proceeds go to the dance program.

Tradition and Change in Córdova, New Mexico: The 1939 Photographs of Berlyn Brixner & The López Family of Wood Carvers. Daily in the changing exhibit space in the Los Alamos History Museum through October.

Today
Mountain Elementary Halloween Carnival. 4:30-7:30 p.m. Weather permitting, game booths will be outdoors on the upper playground. Festivities include the haunted house, book fair, cake walk, face painting, game booths and prizes. Tickets are $5 for 20; games are three tickets each, cake walk is four tickets and haunted house is five. All proceeds benefit the students of Mountain School through the PTA.

Tradition and Change in Córdova, New Mexico: The 1939 Photographs of Berlyn Brixner & The López Family of Wood Carvers. Daily in the changing exhibit space in the Los Alamos History Museum through October.

“Masquerade.” Daily through Nov. 15 at the Fuller Lodge Art Center.
Saturday
The Annual Jemez Trail Sale. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. along N.M. 4. Take a four-mile detour at Mile Marker 27 and just follow the signs. Many yard sale items at the barn area plus meet the alpacas and dogs at Aspen Ridge Alpacas on Thompson Ridge. Alpacas will be for sale. Do not bring own dogs. For more information call Mickey and Evelyn at 575-829-3312.

Today
Science on Tap. 5:30-7 p.m. at the Manhattan Project Restaurant. Hunter McDaniel, a Los Alamos National Laboratory post-doc researcher, will talk about next generation Quantum Dots and how they could revolutionize solar cell technology.

Downtown Dogs. A weekly walking group for dogs and humans. The walk starts from Pet Pangaea at 6 p.m. for a stroll around downtown Los Alamos. Bring a leash, no longer than six feet.

Part of Take Wing Week! “A Birder’s Guide to Everything.” 6:30 p.m. A touching film for all ages. Special introduction by local birder Hari Viswanathan, who will briefly recount his own birding discovery of a lifetime. At Reel Deal Theater, 2551 Central Ave. Tickets available at the door. $9 adults/$6 children. For more information, visit PajaritoEEC.org, call 662-0460, or email Programs@PajaritoEEC.org.
White Rock Family-Friendly Films. “Monster House.” 6:30 p.m. at the White Rock Activity Center.

Tradition and Change in Córdova, New Mexico: The 1939 Photographs of Berlyn Brixner & The López Family of Wood Carvers. Daily in the changing exhibit space in the Los Alamos History Museum through October.

Art exhibits
Zane Bennett Contemporary Art is announces “Eros and Thanatos: new work by Michael Petry.” The artist reception will be 5-7 p.m. Oct. 24, where the artist will be present. This exhibition will run through to Nov. 22.
Art tours
The 27th Annual Galisteo Studio Tour. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free admission. For details, directions, and artists pages, go to galisteostudiotour.org or go to Facebook. Maps and artists information will be available studio tour weekend at the La Sala Welcome Center. Walkable tour with more than 30 artists in their private studios. Included are painters, printmakers, potters, weavers, photographers, woodworkers, jewelers, sculptors, local crafters and chefs.
Auditions
“The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail.” 1-3 p.m. Oct. 25, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 26 at The Adobe Theater in Albuquerque. Performances begin in January. Nine men, three women.
Classes
Many six-week classes are now available through the Española Valley Fiber Arts Center. For more information, cost and to sign up visit evfac.org.
Comedy
Jay Leno. 8 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Legends Theater, Route 66 Casino in Albuquerque. $42-95. For tickets visit holdmyticket.com.
Concerts

Today
Game Night: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Mesa Public Library in the Upstairs Rotunda.

The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board’s next meeting will be 6 p.m. in Building No. 1, Camino Entrada Road, Pajarito Cliffs Site. LuzMarina Serrano, the New Mexico Gay Straight Alliance Network Program coordinator, will give a presentation about Super Allies: How to Support LGBTQ Youth.

Part of Take Wing Week! Silver-Winged Acrobats of the Sky. 7 p.m. Relf Price will give a non-technical talk on the amazing lifestyles of dragonflies and damselflies. No advance registration required. Free. For more information, visit PajaritoEEC.org, call 662-0460, or email Programs@PajaritoEEC.org.

Tradition and Change in Córdova, New Mexico: The 1939 Photographs of Berlyn Brixner & The López Family of Wood Carvers. Daily in the changing exhibit space in the Los Alamos History Museum through October.

Today
Tradition and Change in Córdova, New Mexico: The 1939 Photographs of Berlyn Brixner & The López Family of Wood Carvers. Daily in the changing exhibit space in the Los Alamos History Museum through October.

“Masquerade.” Daily through Nov. 15 at the Fuller Lodge Art Center.
Saturday
Los Alamos Artists Studio Tour. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Start at Fuller Lodge to pick up tour brochure, then work your way around Los Alamos and White Rock to visit artists’ studios.
Sunday
“Manhattan” TV series, viewing party and discussion. 8-9:30 p.m. at Time Out Pizzeria on Central Ave.
Monday
History & Science Trivia. 8:30 p.m. at Pajarito Brewpub in recognition of Ada Lovelace Day celebrating women in science. Prizes awarded to top three teams.
Tuesday
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos meeting. Noon at the Manhattan Project restaurant. Speaker will be Tony Chan on Travels Along the Silk Road.

The Great Books discussion group is now called Mesa Readers. The group meets from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at Mesa Public Library. All are welcome. For more information, call Mary Cernicek at 662-7100.

Today
Art on Tap Series. 5:30-7 p.m. Art therapist/counselor Trish Ebbert will talk about the benefits of art for one’s good mental health.

“Amphibian Declines: Around the World and in Your Backyard.” 7 p.m. Fish and wildlife biologist Michelle Christman will talk about amphibian biology, threats amphibians face and general amphibian declines, both around the world and locally. The recent decision to list the Jemez Mountains salamander as an endangered species will also be discussed. No advance registration required. Free. For more information, visit PajaritoEEC.org, call 662-0460, or email Programs@PajaritoEEC.org.

Los Alamos County and the Los Alamos League of Women Voters presents back-to-back forums at Fuller Lodge. At 5:30 p.m., the forum on the Structure-of-Government Charter Amendments. At 6:45 p.m. the forum for candidates for the Third Congressional District, will feature Democratic Candidate Ben Ray Luján and Republican Candidate Jefferson Byrd.

Downtown Dogs. A weekly walking group for dogs and humans. The walk starts from Pet Pangaea at 6 p.m. for a stroll around downtown Los Alamos. Bring a leash, no longer than six feet.

Today
Game Night: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mesa Public Library in the Upstairs Rotunda.

“Masquerade.” Daily through Nov. 15 at the Fuller Lodge Art Center.
Thursday
The Los Alamos Federated Republican Women’s monthly meeting will be noon-1:30 p.m. at the Ridgepark Clubhouse. All registered Republican Women and the public are welcome to attend. Meet some of the Republican candidates including Jefferson Byrd for HD3, Robert Aragon for state auditor, Geoff Rodgers for CD3 and many local candidates, LAFRW Officers for the 2015-2016 term will also be elected. Members are reminded to bring non-perishable food items and toiletries for the Esperanza Shelter in Santa Fe (a shelter for abused women and children that does a lot of retraining and counseling). For more information call Donna MacDonald at 662-4001.

Art on Tap Series. 5:30-7 p.m. Art therapist/counselor Trish Ebbert will talk about the benefits of art for one’s good mental health.